Sport in Contemporary Society: An Anthology

Sport in Contemporary Society: An Anthology

Sports buffs know all about famous players and coaches and can recite statistics in endless detail. But do fans know how sport is linked to other institutions of society? Do they understand the role of sport in socializing youngsters in both positive and negative ways? What about the ways in which sport perpetuates race and gender-role stereotypes in society? How do owners, coaches, and other sport authorities exercise power to maintain control over athletes?

These issues and more are examined in Sport in Contemporary Society, a selection of accessible writing by journalists and leading scholars who represent a new era of critical appraisal of sports--both professional and amateur. This timely new edition includes twenty new chapters while retaining the classics from the last edition. Sport in Contemporary Society is ideal for courses in sociology, sport management, and kinesiology.

Country	USA
Author	D. Stanley Eitzen
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
EAN	9780199945900
Edition	9
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	019994590X
Label	Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	349
PublicationDate	2011-06-28
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Studio	Oxford University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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